Spraying device



July 31, 1934. M. RUSSELL v SPRAYING DEVICE Filed Nov. 28. 1932ATTORNEY.

Patented July 31, 1934 UNITED STES ATENT OFFICE SPRAYING DEVICE MatthewRussell, Springfield, Mass. Application November 28, 1932, Serial No.644,699

6 Claims. (01. 29987) This invention relates to improvements in sprayingdevices and is directed more particularly to-spraying apparatus whereinmaterial is sprayed by means of steam. One object of the invention isthe provision of an apparatus for spraying liquid disinfectants,odoriferous substances, insecticides and the like. According to aspecial feature of the invention, acarrier is provided for areceptacle-for the ma- 0 terial in liquid form which is to be sprayedand a receptacle for spraying liquid. The carrier is arranged in such away that should either of the receptacles become broken or otherwiseinjured so as to leak, the carrier will collect liquids from either. I

According to another feature of the invention a nozzle structureisprovided to which the receptacle carrying the material to be sprayedmayinfectants, odoriferous materials, insecticides, and the like may beinterchanged and the amount of the material sprayed by the apparatus isvaried. I

" ,"According. to another novel feature of the inventionprneans forvaporizing the sprayingmedium is provided in the form of electrodeswhich are arranged in a horizontal plane and spaced I from one anotherso that as the spraying medium is consumed for the spraying function theelecratus embodying the novel features of the invention. w

V Fig. 2 is a side elevational view of the same. Fig. 3 is an enlargedpartial elevational view ofthe nozzle construction of the apparatus withparts unfixed for 'clearness, and

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the lower part of the container for thespraying medium show-- ingthe relation of the electrodes therein.Referring to the drawing in detail the invention will now-be fullydescribed. I A carrier or container 2 is provided which con sists of endand side walls 4 and 6 and'a lower wall .8. A shelf '10'is providedbetween the side wallsadjacent one' end ofthe carrier for supporting areceptacle 12 for the material to be be connected and certain partsthereof are ad-- justable. In this way various containers for dis-,

sprayed and which may be a liquid. A door 14 is hinged as shown at oneside edge to one of the side walls so as to permit the removalandinsertion of the container 12. A window 16 is provided in the door 14so that the level of liquid in the receptacle 12 may be seen.

Another container 18 for containing water or the like is also supportedin the carrier and rests on the bottom wall 8 thereof. This receptaclemay have a screw threaded top or cap '20 for screwing on the upper sideof the receptacle.- A: fitting 26 receives an electrical wire or wires29 which are in some suitable manner, connected to downwardly'dependingelectrode members 28. The members 28 are preferably insulated as bysuitable tubing of some sort and carry on their lower ends horizontallydisposed electrodes 30 and 31 which may be of carbon' or some similarmaterial.

-A plug 23 is shown in association with the member 22.so that it may beremoved for filling the receptacle-and a safety valve of usual form isindicated at 24.

With the receptacle filled with a liquid such as water inwhich theelectrodes are'submerged the said electrodes are short circuited wherebythe water is heated and in this way steam is created to function as aspraying medium.

The electrodes 31 and 33 are disposed in 2; horizontal position so thatthe heating of the water may be discontinued rather abruptly.- That is,when the level has reached the point where it ceases to contact with theunderside of the upper electrode the heating action is arrested. This isto be distinguished from structures wherein the electrodes are in avertical position and wherein there is more or less bubbling and partialheating'instead of steaming as the water level approaches the lower endof the electrodes.

Amp 40 is provided for the receptacle 12 and may of course be made tofit more than one of such receptacles at a time; A coupling is associated'with the cap 40 and has a tube 44 as: scending'therefrom forinsertion in the recep tacle 12. The coupling is rotative relative tothe cap and has an upper threaded end 44' as shown in Fig. 3. J

. A member 50 has diverging arms 52 and 54, the latter of which ishollow, and is secured to the member 22 by means of a screw end '56. The

A hollow spindle member 60 has a lower threaded end 62 for screwing intothe opening 53 in the end of the arm 52. It is arranged so that byrotating the same by means of a knurled portion 64, its upper end may bemoved up and down. The said upper end 66 is slidable in a lug 68associated with the arm 54. The arm 54 which is hollow carries a tubularnozzle member 70 in its upper end as shown.

In the'operation of the device with a receptacle such as 12 coupled tothe member 60 and with the electrodes being supplied with electricalenergy, water in the receptacle 18 is heated and vaporized so that steampasses upwardly throughthe member 54 and outwardly through the nozzle70. The steam is thus directed transversely to the end 66 of the member60 whereby' liquid in the receptacle 12 is drawn from the receptacle sothat it is mixed with and sprayed by'the steam.

By moving the member 60 up or down so as tochange the relation of itsupper end with respect to the nozzle 70 the steam will draw more or lessof the liquid from the receptacle 1-2 and in this way it is possible tovary the amount of the material or the rate of the material beingsprayed by'the steam pressure.

It will be noted that the receptacles l2 and 18 are enclosed in acarrier so that should either become broken or leak to any extent theliquid therefrom will tend to flow downwardly over the sides of theshelf 10 and be received in the bottom of the carrier.

Various changes and modifications may be made in the form of theinvention without departing from the spirit and scope thereof andtherefor it is desired to be limited by the following claims if at allrather than by the foregoing description.

What I claim is:

1. An apparatus of the class described comprising in combination,separate receptacles, separate cap members thereon, a bracket secured toone of said cap members having upper and lower arms in divergingrelation, said upper arm being provided with an opening therethrough incommunication with one of said receptacles, a nozzle at the upper end ofsaid opening, a screwthreaded socket in the outer end of said lower arm,a hollow member rotatable in the other cap member and having an upperend threaded in said socket and a lower end portion extending into theother of said receptacles, a second hollo-w member having its lower endin threaded engagement with said socket of the arm and the axis of itsupper end disposed at an angle relative to the axis of said nozzle, alladapted and arranged whereby said upper end and said nozzle are inaspirating position.

2. An" apparatus of the class described comprising in combination,separate receptacles, separate cap members thereon, a bracket securedto" one of said cap members having upper and lower arms in divergingrelation, said upper arm being provided with an opening therethrough incommunication with one of said receptacles, a

' nozzle at the upper end of said opening, a screwzlev being disposed inrelatively angular positions,

and adjusting means associated with said second hollow member forchanging said relative positions, all adapted and arranged whereby saidupper end and said nozzle are in aspirating position.

3. An apparatus of the class described comprising in combination,separate receptacles, separate cap members thereon provided withopenings extending into said receptacles, a bracket member secured toone of said cap members and provided with an opening in its lower sidewhich leads into the said opening thereof, the said bracket memberhaving a pair of outwardly extending diverging arms, one of said armshaving a longitudinal opening extending therethrough to connect withsaid opening in the bracket member, a nozzle at the upper end of saidlongitudinal opening, a screw-threaded socket in the outer end of theother arm, an upwardly extending hollow member rotatable in the othercap member having its upperend threaded in said threaded socket and alower end portion extending into the other of said receptacles wherebythe receptacles are connected to one another, an upwardly extendingsecond hollow member having its lower'end' in threaded engagement withsaid socket of the arm,

all adapted and arranged whereby the axis of the upper end of saidsecond member is disposed at an angle relative to the axis of saidnozzle in an aspirating position.

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising in combination,separate receptacles, separate cap members thereon provided withopenings extending into said receptacles, a bracket membersecured to oneof said capmembers and provided with an opening in its lower side whichleads into the said opening thereof, the said bracket member having apair of outwardly extending diverging arms, one of said arms having alongitudinal opening extending therethrough to connect with said openingin the bracket member, a nozzle at the upper end of said longitudinalopening, a screw-threaded socket in the outer end of the other arm, anupwardly extending hollow mem-- ber rotatable in the other cap memberhaving its upper end threaded in said threaded socket and a lower endportion extending into the other of said receptacles whereby thereceptaclesare connected to one another, an upwardly extending secondhollow member having its lower end rotat able in said socket of the arm,all adapted and. arranged whereby said second member may be movedupwardly and downwardly so that its upper end is disposed in variouspositions relative to said nozzle.

5. An apparatus of the class described comprising in combination, areceptacle and a cap on said receptacle, a bracket on said cap havinglower and upper arms extending therefrom, the said bracket and upper armbeing provided with an opening therethrough in communication with saidreceptacle and the arm having a nozzle on its. outer end, a secondreceptacle and a cap thereon, the said lower arm having a socket in itsouter end, a hollow coupling member extending upwardly from saidsecond-named cap the upper end of which is receivable in said socket andhaving a lower part extending into the second-named receptacle wherebythe said second-named receptacle is coupled to said lower arm, a hollowspindle member having its lower end in said socket with its upper enddisposed in aspirating relation with respect to said nozzle, andadjusting means associated with said socket and the lower end of thehollow spindle whereby the upper end thereof may be moved up and downrelative to the nozzle.

6. An apparatus of the class described comprising in combination, areceptacle and a cap on said receptacle, a bracket on said cap havinglower and upper arms extending therefrom, the said bracket and upper armbeing provided with an opening therethrough in communication with saidreceptacle and the arm having a nozzle on its outer end, a secondreceptacle and a cap thereon, the said lower arm having a socket in itsouter end, a

hollow coupling member extending upwardly from said second-named cap,the upper end of which is receivable in said socket and having a lowerpart extending into the second-named receptacle MATTHEW RUSSELL.

